Rick had successfully snuck past the first wave of Zeroth fighters, thanks to the stealth abilities of his Echo Aurora. His wingman, White, had gotten involved in a dog-fight on the way. He knew that White would make it out of it; he always did. White's performance in the A.A. was absolutely outstanding and made all of the novice pilotes a jealous bunch. Even Rick had difficulty with White during a skirmish match. Even though the E.A.'s stealth functions kept White from tracking him in a skirmish, he would always find a way to catch Rick off guard.

As the commander approached the Zeroth flagship he noticed a "bomber", or Spectre gunship, leaving one of the hangers. He quickly activated his active-camuflouge to avoid being physically seen. The function required a drain in power however so he simply reduced his speed and cruised gently passed the "bomber". Once he began his approached to the hanger, Rick ranked back on the controls and the E.A. nosed upward towards the bridge. "Hello, baby," he said; giving the oblivious Zeroth officers behind the glass a wave. He flipped a caution glass-protector up to reveal a red "Warhead Arm" switch. He flicked the switch and a red light under the tag "Warhead 1" turned on. He allowed a few seconds for the ballistic to attain a full lock-on. By now the officers were running circles on the bridge, being fully alerted to the lock-on that was transmitted by Rick's stealthy figher. They couldn't see where it was comming from....which made Rick enjoy the scene even more.

The ballistic acquired an un-breakable lock and Rick pressed the red button on his right control. The missile sprang forward into space for two quick seconds before ignited its jet-propulsion thruster. Rick deactivated his active-camo and reared the E.A. around swiftly. He slammed down on the thrust and the jet took off at Mach 1, blazing past the Spectre gunship who by now would have definitly been alerted to what was happening.

The missile surged forward and slammed head-on into the bridge. The explosion vaporized the bridge and lower sectors, leaving a giant hole in the flag ship after the shock faded. With the Zeroth command placed inoperable, Olympian morale would get an outstanding boost and give them enough incentive to fend off the Zeroth invaders. As Rick approached Olympus he decreased his speed and prepared to dock. A few Zeroth landers had already infiltrated the docks and their foot soldiers were trying to pull off a perverted D-Day senario. Typical.

Rick landed the craft with ease and ran away from his pilot's seat. He stood on the platform and reached to his side to grab a mounted AR-39. He punched a button on the other side of him and the lift lowered. He crouched low to get a view of the docks and opened fire on a few Zeroth soldiers close by. Before the lift could touch the floor he dived out and rolled over to a few metal crates. He saw Phoenix drop out of a ventalation shaft.

"Captain!" He yelled, to get his attention.

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